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[General Questions and Answers] Bubbled:
Why I Went For Android

Before i became part of the smartphone world, the coolest phone that i had was the LG Voyager, which may have been an inbetweener but i never counted it as a smart phone, it had mobile internet on it but that was it.

however, directly before getting my first android (which was the HTC Droid Incredible) i had been using another LG flip phone with a 3 mp camera lol.

So i had the DINC and went for it because at the time it was only $30 and still had unlimited data. I HATED the iphones because lets face it, apple sucks. I want to MOD my phone. i want FREE apps. I want FREE music. I want it UNLIMITED. lol i don't want the same theme for the next 10 years because apple wont let you change anything. (not that its unhackable, but, apple sucks.)

Now im still happily on Android with my HTC Flyer tablet and my brand new HTC Rezound. And because of the delicious UNLIMITED data that i had before, i now have unlimited 4G as well. :D

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[General Questions and Answers] Deromeh:
Cool apps and games that look better than htey do on my samsung Seek :)
[General Questions and Answers] Dsparil:
Because it's like having a miniature computer with you at all times. IOS is too restrictive.
[General Questions and Answers] GBGamer:
One word. Linux.

Sent From The Best Phone of 2011
[General Questions and Answers] Gaugerer:
The main reason I bought an Android phone was because it was cheaper than the iPhone and seemed to be just as good. However, there are far fewer Web based applications for Android which is why many people are buying the iPhone and the iPad.
[General Questions and Answers] olyloh6696:
I got one because Windows Mobile was dieing, and Android looked to be growing.

Also many apps available on iPhone are on Android
[General Questions and Answers] rfail1988:
ios is far too restrictive. I like having total control over my device.
[General Questions and Answers] abellimz:
I really like ios app choices and hate android number of apps. But android is really fun to customize. While I find ios very boring.

Sent from best phone of 2010
[General Questions and Answers] bondeeth:
Because i got bored with everything goes static in other OS :(
[General Questions and Answers] zxcvbnnm:
because android phones are cheaper than apple devices and have similar hardware.
[General Questions and Answers] adz63:
Coz ios and windows is ****

Sent From Fraggle Rock On The Galaxy S2
[General Questions and Answers] ramsesht:
As this is a matter of opinion, I have to go for the ogevo. It was the benchmark for the revolution. I also believe that the revs will keep this phone alive. I am a flash a Holic and .APk wh0re. As far as hardware its still relevant and never ending rom choices, I vote my evo4g the mayor of androidtown.
[General Questions and Answers] OmegaRED^:
1. app list

2. the hardware

3. the open source nature

4. the discovery of XDA

5. the magic of inter-connectivity.

6. for electronics development.

7. the games.. in proper 3D and smooth 2D

8. music collection

9. was a more powerful device that any other at the time.

Android phone list

1. Sony Ericsson X10i "so pretty... but so lacking"

2. x10 mini pro

3. Samsung sgs2.. i haven't modded her yet.
[General Questions and Answers] urmothersluvr:
I got a android not because of price or customization but because it is so much better then iphone. I got the motorola cliq off contract so I paid full price. I loved it then I found out about root and roms which made me love it even more. After using aosp I couldn't use blur anymore. I had that phone for awhile. Now that I really know android I got a mytouch 4g because of great hardware and great development. I tried the g2 but I wanted a ffc and the gray rubber turned brown and it randomly locked up. I got a sgs4g and loved/hated it due to samsung wanting to be apple and no development so traded for a mytouch 4g and not looking back. I don't even want a new phone untill amaze 4g gets better development. Also I had a iphone 3g and it made me sad so I sold it and kept my cliq lol
[General Questions and Answers] iHeadhunterz:
Freedom! :)
[General Questions and Answers] willblake13:
I got an android phone because I love to modify the software on my phones and change things, and jailbreaking my ipod just wasn't enough freedom for me.
[General Questions and Answers] copyname:
The main reason is freedom and a lot of apps! :)
[General Questions and Answers] equilni:
I got an Android phone because of the syncing capabilities to Google apps ie: Gmail, Talk, Reader
[General Questions and Answers] Itzamistry:
Android all the way

i have an android phone and ive had iphone and its crap compared to android...android is all open sourced! you can do anything! i have an ipod touch 4, and Ipad 2 , and an LG Thrill 4G...I know all u think the LG thrill is behind and it sucks but it is my favorite phone i ever had and i cant wait till it gets ICS:D:D:D
[General Questions and Answers] jmvhbassist:
For me the reason is that I hate win mobile. After running a dual bout on my HD2 for a couple months, i took the plunge and went with nand. From now on, i will sick with a Droid because of availably of apps and development.
[General Questions and Answers] willblake13:
I wanted to have the freedom that aosp gives me
[General Questions and Answers] TheImmortal1983:
1) "Got root?"

2) 'Smart' contacts + agenda

3) Internet 'everywhere'

4) Getting rid of the Omnia i900.

:D
[General Questions and Answers] babs2er:
Real flexible and lots of good apps
[General Questions and Answers] chewbz:
Drag and drop music, iTunes sucks as a media player but has a good market.

May get a windows7 phone but none looks appealing on sprint. I wish they would put better screen tech in win7 phones.

Android is best right now if you don't want anything apple. ICS is good but still has a few bugs though nothing to throw a fuss about.
[General Questions and Answers] bonesjones:
You can't do anything with apple products.

You do it apples way or no way. (Talking about normal use not rooting or jailbreaking)

Like gosms when you say mmerry xmas or happy new year the thread starts to snow, stuff like that is unique and intresting.

Android is the number1 mobile os in the world for a reason.

I've been selling a crap load of android stuff for my buisness clients.

Cheap 100 android tablet with rdp app makes a great mobile terminal client for hospitals and stuff. Its a wonderful android world.

I predicted androids success with the g1 everyone told me they were geek toys, not my grandpa owns android phone and loves it. I could go on for days.
[General Questions and Answers] abellimz:
It could take some time, but android would be everywhere.

Sent from best phone of 2010
[General Questions and Answers] reinvynted:
In all honesty? Because I dropped my iPhone 3G and shattered the face.

In the beginning I was determined to get another iPhone, possibly the new (at the time) iPhone 4, but it was out of my measly college student range. I had never used an android phone and I didn't really want to, all I knew was iPhone and I didn't want to change that.

After some careful coaxing from other android using friends I decided to make the jump. Thankfully my student phone shop sold the HTC EVO for $99 and it's been history ever since. At first I didn't like the phone because it seemed to be completely new territory for me, I kept wondering how I could change things -since I had completely "jailbroken" my iPhone, and thanks to looking around I've recently figured some alternatives to the rather boring HTC interface (though I am not rooted I still love the way that my phone looks!)

I won't say there weren't times where I wanted to run screaming back to apple, but that's only when I want to play some game that's only on the iPhone. Thankfully my iPhone, albeit broken, still is usable for gaming!...mind the slivers of glass once in a while.

But overall I'm utterly satisfied with my android :)!
[General Questions and Answers] maarrrrr:
Android OS
[General Questions and Answers] olyloh6696:
Open Source OS.

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Sent from my HTC Desire S
[General Questions and Answers] rosenbs:
Because its hacker friendly

I would never get a phone that the manufacturer is constantly at war with its users, apple just enjoys playing the cat and mice game, constantly blocking hard work done by developers, I also hate that the iphone has no menu button, and I love the fact that the android has the search and back buttons.
[General Questions and Answers] azunic:
Customization...
[General Questions and Answers] koko332211:
iphone is something for "fun"

android is for "work"

coz ipone has alot of apps that you dont even need, its more like a media phone,

but android is someting like notpad, ucan use it for work, not really a fun..
[General Questions and Answers] Serial Thrilla:
I choose an Android phone because I needed WiFi to be mobile whenever I can.

Also the music player on Android is really brilliant, I use it a lot along with Di.fm App.

And I'm a Linux/Unix fan :D .
[General Questions and Answers] abellimz:
+1 for that

Sent from best phone of 2010
[General Questions and Answers] oneill2john:
I chose Andorid (Galaxy S2) because I like to be free :D
[General Questions and Answers] djjuice:
I got one since I had a nokia phone prior, Actually every phone I ever owned was a nokia. Once i got work they were going to wp7 i dumped them for android. Sure symbian wasnt great by any means, but i still felt it was a wrong move
[General Questions and Answers] zolnagy:
I neded to get a smartphone.

Why want to get a android phone (not iphone):

more customizable

cheaper :)

I've used linux my laptop for ages
[General Questions and Answers] BangyaHead:
i like android because you have the freedom to do whatever you want. :D
[General Questions and Answers] deven316:
I'm with Sprint and there was no way we could switch contracts so i thought i'd try it and out.. no complaints whatsoever. I did buy an iphone 4s when they were released for Sprint, but I just decided to sell it :)
[General Questions and Answers] TheContinental:
I agree. iTunes is evil, especially the Windows version. And even though iOS5 allows iPhone setup without a PC/Mac, iTunes still figures in there heavily if you want to do everything.

I also don't like being told what I can and can't do with the phone, being treated like rooting is illegal, and being forced to choose between two demonic, overpriced carriers.
[General Questions and Answers] garychencool:
I originally wanted an iPhone (I know right), but I couldn't get it, not with my cheap parents getting a cheap plan, so it was either an Android phone or a Symbian Nokia.

I took the Android, since I thought that I would be doing some development on it in later years in high school for Computer Science.

And it was cheaper, and I enjoyed the HTC android commercials
[General Questions and Answers] lucky3:
I, personally, found the Iphone to be kind of overrated and wanted to try something different.
[General Questions and Answers] Bacchus69:
I didn't want to get locked into a closed system (i.e. iPhone.)

No matter how slick or how many features an Apple product has, you are a slave to the iTunes store and that is unacceptable.

Also, while flash may be dying - it still lives on the web and I need it. Apps are cool, but I am more of a fan of browsers that just work. Especially being there is not an app for everything, yet.
[General Questions and Answers] shields360:
I had an iphone 3gs but i am currently travelling around australia and i thought i had bricked my iphone 3gs. So i brought an incredible s because OPTUS were doing an offer for $300 which seemed decent. I purchased the phone. Then i spent a whole day getting my iphone back up and running had to use about 3 programs to get it fully working again. But... even though i have a working iphone i still choose to use the android. I actually like it, and even though it seemed to be harder to root them etc, i like it more than my iphone. Just wish my iphone had broke at home and i could of purchased a more powerful android phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Tenpin:
Well three years back this baby was one of the top dogs, and the first mobile to feature HTC's brand new sense :D
[General Questions and Answers] amdunfreak:
i have the extra money at hand.. initially wanted to buy a 150cc motorbike however the deal didn't come true..

then, i decided to buy a handphone instead.

my wife own a iphone 3GS and i'm not impressed with it.

my friend has a S2 with big screen...

i decided to go to buy it.. but the day i go to my local telephone company, the price of S2 is increased.

then i go back home.

next week, galaxy note is announced in my country. Malaysia..

and so in the end i get a galaxy note..

i'm very happy with my note, i already root it and install custom rom after using it in stock form for one month with no issue on it. just want to try custom rom for the sake of trying it.

a little hiccups in the custom rom and so i'm here to trying to post 10 comments so that i can post in development area.
[General Questions and Answers] Dubwise5446:
Just came over from an iPhone 4s, which is plagued with problems (bluetooth, headset, etc..) I could no longer rationalize paying a premium for a phone that could not reliably do basic operations. Bluetooth Autoconnect was broken not to mention the majority of my calls while using bluetooth were all garbled and intelligible.

Oh and the turn-by-turn navigation, non-radio assisted GPS (can use GPS in airplane mode) are also nice benifits to Android.

Was a no brainer decision to me. Took me awhile to get used to Android but now that I'm used to I'm really liking it!
[General Questions and Answers] newo3585:
I wanted more customization as wp7 was a bit limited.
[General Questions and Answers] aaa:
Reasons:

Freedom to use my phone, this is my phone I want to be able to use the way I want and not someone's way.

Freedom to choose a single OS with different UIs, phone manufacturers, phone types, phone prices, etc.

Freedom from iTunes.

etc.

etc.
[General Questions and Answers] cyyidr:
Galaxy Nexus!~:D
[General Questions and Answers] Sir_Sixx:
I got my first android phone, a HTC Magic because I wouldn't pay for the upgrade to the Nokia (can't even remember which one) and the guy at vodafone said it's a great phone and a cool OS... never looked back :)
[General Questions and Answers] tom247:
Because with android you can do whatever you want to do. :)
[General Questions and Answers] rc_enzo:
I bought an Android phone because I had a Nokia 5800 which was two years old. Exactly the type of smartphone which isn't smart AT ALL. Symbian is worthless crap, stay away from it.

Android I chose, because I like fiddling with every possible setting there is. Nowhere as much freedom as in Android.
[General Questions and Answers] mustang8650:
i got a android phone because i didn't like the limited apps and support from the windows 6.1 phone i had previously, although i did have that touch pro 2 modded to do everything i could at the time i knew i had to switch to what the majority was using which meant windows 7 was out for me. I also love playing around with linux so i'm getting a kick out of using this new rezound android and flashing these roms and trying them out
[General Questions and Answers] InfinitiGuy:
I normally use my Blackberry for work so I wanted another phone where I could try new things. I found iPhone too limiting and Android seemed like the right device to try. I've been happy with my choice so far. Started with a Nexus S and now I also have a HTC Amaze 4G.
[General Questions and Answers] manie.cool07:
It all started when I lost my Nokia N73 three years back... pretty good phone I would say. I thought of getting a new phone then , I preferred that to be Nokia as I loved the user-friendly(-ness) in it ... n one day I did a lill research on Google about phones ,n I came across something called android n decided to try out a OS switch n brought SE x8.. n oh boy oh boy !! From there I'm one Droid boy :D

I love the freedom in it ...

X8>galaxy i9003>Google nexus
[General Questions and Answers] j@nus:
I couldn't afford an iPhone. But I'm glad I have Android and would not consider an iPhone now.
[General Questions and Answers] yngwin:
I've used a dumb phone for the longest time. But since my move to China it became less useful, because it doesn't show Chinese characters. So I was looking to get a smartphone.

As a former Linux distro dev, I was initially looking into getting a Linux phone, and Nokia's Meego platform looked very promising for a while. But since Nokia got in bed with Microsoft, that option was dead on arrival.

Because I value freedom, to do with my device what I want, and participation in the development community, the next logical choice was Android. To try it out, I first got a ZTE Blade. I quickly got enamored with Android. So I decided to upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy R. And here I am...
[General Questions and Answers] JethroCl:
I chose for Android because it has a great community around it, filled with people who prefer an Android device over an iCrap device.

iOs is for people who want to HAVE a smartphone

Android is for people who want to USE a smartphone

Well, that being said... Symbian or Windows Phone is for neither of those mentioned above...
[General Questions and Answers] Makrilli:
Because of sgs2 is more beatiful than iphone or another phone, alsi because android's source code is open so i think it's fun to flash rom's and stuff
[General Questions and Answers] foxmolder1985:
Because you can do everything you want! I am the owner of my smartphone, it's not my smartphone that owns me!

I just started to flash roms and mods on my device, and just can't stop :)
[General Questions and Answers] Mmjk3:
I got my galaxy ace because i had wanted a new mobile with android (my I'd one was HTC touch hd) then i saw the galaxy s and it was cool. But I'm happy with my ace so much! It's great.
[General Questions and Answers] HowDoiUseAndroid:
Because I was using an old Blackberry at work, and it was too painful to browse the web, and there were hardly any Apps for it. Android does both very well, without being put in a "walled garden".
[General Questions and Answers] arbrib86:
Used winmo before,for a couple of years.And so I bought the best winmo ever,the hd2.After some months,realizet that winmo was dying slowly,so,since my hd2 was almost new,and I found out it can boot up other OSies,I decided to try that,and not changing the phone.So,respecting the legacy of winmo,one night,I flashed Wimdows phone 7 on it....I was amazed,my phone was wonderfull,it booted the latest os in the market....then 10 minutes later or so,I got bored of WP7,and decided to try android...And so I did...

Sent by my amazing HD2
[General Questions and Answers] darthbird1:
because Droids are taking over the world.lol

I got one because there is sooo much to customize with Droids. I could pick up an iphone and could not tell the difference from one persons iphone from the next.
[General Questions and Answers] emadehaddad:
I gained interest in Android on accident... I randomly stumbled upon an article about the Google Nexus and followed it for months waiting for it to come to Verizon.

When it didn't I researched and found the Droid Incredible. I fell in love haha.

I had the iPhone for 2 weeks and couldn't wait till I switched back.

Android is simply way more versatile.
[General Questions and Answers] YeloSub7:
I have always been on Verizon. Had an LG touch for my two years when I broke the screen. Bought myself the HTC Eris because of course Verizon had no iPhone at the time. Traded for the HTC Incredible and still going strong. IPhone is sweet and smooth, but now I am addicted to all this hacking and control. Never owned anything apple, and never will. And no my wife's iPhone doesn't count.
[General Questions and Answers] Itzamistry:
Opened sourced
[General Questions and Answers] almafuerte:
Because there are no other options?

All the other "alternatives" to android are proprietary, and require you to be a slave of the manufacturer.

Also, I've been using GNU/Linux all my life. Long before Android existed, I had a phone with GNU/Linux (The Motorola A1200, AKA Ming).
[General Questions and Answers] mhamdy19:
I got a Desire HD simply because a) large, gorgeous screen, b) Powerhouse (at the time) and most importantly, c) Android! I'm very tech-savvy (is that the right thing to say?) and i read every day, visiting these forums, among others. All i can say is that i saw Android as a new, evolved operating system that would sate my incredible hunger for an intensely customizable operating system :)
[General Questions and Answers] 3rdsurfer:
because hp finished the death of palm. i'm still hoping webOS will be resurrected by someone.
[General Questions and Answers] Itzamistry:
I think its the other way around :P
[General Questions and Answers] R4INS:
I had iphones for years, just got tired of the same looking user interface. Even after updates and new phones everything just looked exactly the same. Also open source.
[General Questions and Answers] kd.fadi:
Nexus S

linux based

very good support

love to fell free because it's opensource

and the best one for me is : I'm a google big fan:D
[General Questions and Answers] excession3105:
I'd had two WinMo phones previously, and loved all the modding going on in here. When it came to renewal, I was going to be charged a fortune for the latest WinMo phone, so opted for the HTC Hero instead. That turned out to be the best decision I ever made. I'm now on a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and loving the whole Android experience, especially the games side of the Play.
[General Questions and Answers] Hoibb:
...because it was there...

Optimus T - from T-Mobile in 11/2010. It's lasted me very well. I was already a customer.

And, actually, in typical fashion, Apple stuff was way overpriced and over budget.

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[General Questions and Answers] prioxxx:
I get my andoid because it was something new and flexible.Also it's very easy to anyone to handle it!
[General Questions and Answers] rbeavers:
I still HATE Steve Jobs.
[General Questions and Answers] Dblt:
Simple reason for me to get one is its not an iPhone

Also when I decide I finally want to do something with the phone that it can't do in stock I can make the change to another rom which will hopefully do it
[General Questions and Answers] -sLaDe-:
I started off with the Sony x10 mini, purely because of its size+ what it offered, I have since moved on to a rooted, unlocked HTC Evo 3d (gsm) and loving it. Learning as I go, reading heaps
[General Questions and Answers] SethPDA:
The reason I got an android phone is pretty complicated.

In 2004,the Nokia smartphone generations had come and I allways wanted some kind of Nokia Symbian smartphone back then. I couldn't get one until 2007-2008 when all of those were thing of the past. In 2011 I got my LG Optimus One for this reason,to be the part of the android community not like the symbian one. I still have that Nokia 6600 smartphone today :D

I also love that it is open-source, fully moddable and constantly updating.

I can't imagine my everydays without an android phone. Thank you Google!
[General Questions and Answers] stan_w:
I can't live with itunes. And on the other hand, a phone with Open Source OS provides much more possibilities for you.